Mexican wind to drive Volkswagen

Car manufacturer signs 130MW power purchase deal in Zacatecas

05/09/2013

Car giant Volkswagen has signed a deal to buy up to 130MW from a wind farm in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

The manufacturer will purchase most of the output from Mexico Power Group’s 180MW La Bufa wind farm. The electricity will cover around 70% of demand at Volkswagen de México’s assembly facilities in Puebla and Guanajuato and save 140,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.